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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “You see, mamma, he is a Pole, and so accustomed to the knout that Lisbeth reminds him of the joys of his native land.”
accustomed
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From this reading “You see, mamma, he is a Pole, and so accustomed to the knout that Lisbeth reminds him of the joys of his native land.”
all
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From this reading They all three laughed, and Hortense sang _Wenceslas! idole de mon ame!_ instead of _O Mathilde_.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Listen,” Hortense replied, finding herself alone with her cousin, “if you prove to me that Wenceslas is not a pure invention, I will give you my yellow cashmere shawl.”
ame
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From this reading They all three laughed, and Hortense sang _Wenceslas! idole de mon ame!_ instead of _O Mathilde_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You see, mamma, he is a Pole, and so accustomed to the knout that Lisbeth reminds him of the joys of his native land.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “These children,” said Cousin Betty, looking at Hortense as she went up to her, “fancy that no one but themselves can have lovers.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “These children,” said Cousin Betty, looking at Hortense as she went up to her, “fancy that no one but themselves can have lovers.”
Betty
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From this reading “These children,” said Cousin Betty, looking at Hortense as she went up to her, “fancy that no one but themselves can have lovers.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “These children,” said Cousin Betty, looking at Hortense as she went up to her, “fancy that no one but themselves can have lovers.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “These children,” said Cousin Betty, looking at Hortense as she went up to her, “fancy that no one but themselves can have lovers.”
cashmere
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From this reading “Listen,” Hortense replied, finding herself alone with her cousin, “if you prove to me that Wenceslas is not a pure invention, I will give you my yellow cashmere shawl.”
children
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From this reading “These children,” said Cousin Betty, looking at Hortense as she went up to her, “fancy that no one but themselves can have lovers.”
Cousin
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From this reading “These children,” said Cousin Betty, looking at Hortense as she went up to her, “fancy that no one but themselves can have lovers.”
de
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From this reading They all three laughed, and Hortense sang _Wenceslas! idole de mon ame!_ instead of _O Mathilde_.
fancy
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From this reading “These children,” said Cousin Betty, looking at Hortense as she went up to her, “fancy that no one but themselves can have lovers.”
few
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From this reading Then for a few minutes there was a truce.
finding
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From this reading “Listen,” Hortense replied, finding herself alone with her cousin, “if you prove to me that Wenceslas is not a pure invention, I will give you my yellow cashmere shawl.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then for a few minutes there was a truce.
give
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From this reading “Listen,” Hortense replied, finding herself alone with her cousin, “if you prove to me that Wenceslas is not a pure invention, I will give you my yellow cashmere shawl.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “These children,” said Cousin Betty, looking at Hortense as she went up to her, “fancy that no one but themselves can have lovers.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You see, mamma, he is a Pole, and so accustomed to the knout that Lisbeth reminds him of the joys of his native land.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “These children,” said Cousin Betty, looking at Hortense as she went up to her, “fancy that no one but themselves can have lovers.”
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Listen,” Hortense replied, finding herself alone with her cousin, “if you prove to me that Wenceslas is not a pure invention, I will give you my yellow cashmere shawl.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You see, mamma, he is a Pole, and so accustomed to the knout that Lisbeth reminds him of the joys of his native land.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You see, mamma, he is a Pole, and so accustomed to the knout that Lisbeth reminds him of the joys of his native land.”
Hortense
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From this reading They all three laughed, and Hortense sang _Wenceslas! idole de mon ame!_ instead of _O Mathilde_.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Listen,” Hortense replied, finding herself alone with her cousin, “if you prove to me that Wenceslas is not a pure invention, I will give you my yellow cashmere shawl.”
idole
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From this reading They all three laughed, and Hortense sang _Wenceslas! idole de mon ame!_ instead of _O Mathilde_.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Listen,” Hortense replied, finding herself alone with her cousin, “if you prove to me that Wenceslas is not a pure invention, I will give you my yellow cashmere shawl.”
instead
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From this reading They all three laughed, and Hortense sang _Wenceslas! idole de mon ame!_ instead of _O Mathilde_.
invention
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From this reading “Listen,” Hortense replied, finding herself alone with her cousin, “if you prove to me that Wenceslas is not a pure invention, I will give you my yellow cashmere shawl.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You see, mamma, he is a Pole, and so accustomed to the knout that Lisbeth reminds him of the joys of his native land.”
joys
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From this reading “You see, mamma, he is a Pole, and so accustomed to the knout that Lisbeth reminds him of the joys of his native land.”
knout
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From this reading “You see, mamma, he is a Pole, and so accustomed to the knout that Lisbeth reminds him of the joys of his native land.”
land
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From this reading “You see, mamma, he is a Pole, and so accustomed to the knout that Lisbeth reminds him of the joys of his native land.”
laughed
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From this reading They all three laughed, and Hortense sang _Wenceslas! idole de mon ame!_ instead of _O Mathilde_.
Lisbeth
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From this reading “You see, mamma, he is a Pole, and so accustomed to the knout that Lisbeth reminds him of the joys of his native land.”
Listen
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From this reading “Listen,” Hortense replied, finding herself alone with her cousin, “if you prove to me that Wenceslas is not a pure invention, I will give you my yellow cashmere shawl.”
looking
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From this reading “These children,” said Cousin Betty, looking at Hortense as she went up to her, “fancy that no one but themselves can have lovers.”
lovers
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From this reading “These children,” said Cousin Betty, looking at Hortense as she went up to her, “fancy that no one but themselves can have lovers.”
mamma
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From this reading “You see, mamma, he is a Pole, and so accustomed to the knout that Lisbeth reminds him of the joys of his native land.”
Mathilde
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From this reading They all three laughed, and Hortense sang _Wenceslas! idole de mon ame!_ instead of _O Mathilde_.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Listen,” Hortense replied, finding herself alone with her cousin, “if you prove to me that Wenceslas is not a pure invention, I will give you my yellow cashmere shawl.”
minutes
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From this reading Then for a few minutes there was a truce.
mon
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From this reading They all three laughed, and Hortense sang _Wenceslas! idole de mon ame!_ instead of _O Mathilde_.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Listen,” Hortense replied, finding herself alone with her cousin, “if you prove to me that Wenceslas is not a pure invention, I will give you my yellow cashmere shawl.”
native
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From this reading “You see, mamma, he is a Pole, and so accustomed to the knout that Lisbeth reminds him of the joys of his native land.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “These children,” said Cousin Betty, looking at Hortense as she went up to her, “fancy that no one but themselves can have lovers.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Listen,” Hortense replied, finding herself alone with her cousin, “if you prove to me that Wenceslas is not a pure invention, I will give you my yellow cashmere shawl.”
O
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From this reading They all three laughed, and Hortense sang _Wenceslas! idole de mon ame!_ instead of _O Mathilde_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You see, mamma, he is a Pole, and so accustomed to the knout that Lisbeth reminds him of the joys of his native land.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “These children,” said Cousin Betty, looking at Hortense as she went up to her, “fancy that no one but themselves can have lovers.”
Pole
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From this reading “You see, mamma, he is a Pole, and so accustomed to the knout that Lisbeth reminds him of the joys of his native land.”
prove
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From this reading “Listen,” Hortense replied, finding herself alone with her cousin, “if you prove to me that Wenceslas is not a pure invention, I will give you my yellow cashmere shawl.”
pure
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From this reading “Listen,” Hortense replied, finding herself alone with her cousin, “if you prove to me that Wenceslas is not a pure invention, I will give you my yellow cashmere shawl.”
reminds
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From this reading “You see, mamma, he is a Pole, and so accustomed to the knout that Lisbeth reminds him of the joys of his native land.”
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Listen,” Hortense replied, finding herself alone with her cousin, “if you prove to me that Wenceslas is not a pure invention, I will give you my yellow cashmere shawl.”
said
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From this reading “These children,” said Cousin Betty, looking at Hortense as she went up to her, “fancy that no one but themselves can have lovers.”
sang
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From this reading They all three laughed, and Hortense sang _Wenceslas! idole de mon ame!_ instead of _O Mathilde_.
see
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From this reading “You see, mamma, he is a Pole, and so accustomed to the knout that Lisbeth reminds him of the joys of his native land.”
shawl
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From this reading “Listen,” Hortense replied, finding herself alone with her cousin, “if you prove to me that Wenceslas is not a pure invention, I will give you my yellow cashmere shawl.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “These children,” said Cousin Betty, looking at Hortense as she went up to her, “fancy that no one but themselves can have lovers.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “You see, mamma, he is a Pole, and so accustomed to the knout that Lisbeth reminds him of the joys of his native land.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You see, mamma, he is a Pole, and so accustomed to the knout that Lisbeth reminds him of the joys of his native land.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You see, mamma, he is a Pole, and so accustomed to the knout that Lisbeth reminds him of the joys of his native land.”
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “These children,” said Cousin Betty, looking at Hortense as she went up to her, “fancy that no one but themselves can have lovers.”
Then
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From this reading Then for a few minutes there was a truce.
there
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From this reading Then for a few minutes there was a truce.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These children,” said Cousin Betty, looking at Hortense as she went up to her, “fancy that no one but themselves can have lovers.”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all three laughed, and Hortense sang _Wenceslas! idole de mon ame!_ instead of _O Mathilde_.
three
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From this reading They all three laughed, and Hortense sang _Wenceslas! idole de mon ame!_ instead of _O Mathilde_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You see, mamma, he is a Pole, and so accustomed to the knout that Lisbeth reminds him of the joys of his native land.”
truce
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From this reading Then for a few minutes there was a truce.
up
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From this reading “These children,” said Cousin Betty, looking at Hortense as she went up to her, “fancy that no one but themselves can have lovers.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then for a few minutes there was a truce.
Wenceslas
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From this reading They all three laughed, and Hortense sang _Wenceslas! idole de mon ame!_ instead of _O Mathilde_.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “These children,” said Cousin Betty, looking at Hortense as she went up to her, “fancy that no one but themselves can have lovers.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Listen,” Hortense replied, finding herself alone with her cousin, “if you prove to me that Wenceslas is not a pure invention, I will give you my yellow cashmere shawl.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Listen,” Hortense replied, finding herself alone with her cousin, “if you prove to me that Wenceslas is not a pure invention, I will give you my yellow cashmere shawl.”
yellow
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From this reading “Listen,” Hortense replied, finding herself alone with her cousin, “if you prove to me that Wenceslas is not a pure invention, I will give you my yellow cashmere shawl.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You see, mamma, he is a Pole, and so accustomed to the knout that Lisbeth reminds him of the joys of his native land.”
